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Sunday, 9 July 2017

Top 46 Vocabularies Of Patrick Obahiagbon &their Meanings.

The Chief of staff to the Edo State Government,Mr. Patrick Obahiagbon, has been described by Nigerians as one grammarian known for his command of the English Language and ways of usage of the vocabularies.

The Nigerian number one grammarian has carved a niche for himself at several occasions with the use of jaw breaking words to mesmerize his listeners.

Here, according toNigerian university scholarships, is a compilation of the top 50 Jaw breaking words ever used by the grammarian and their meanings:

WORDS AND MEANING1. Gargantuan –extremely large

2. Bugaboo – an object of fear

3. Pooh-pooh – Dismiss as being foolish orimpractical

4.Perfidy – deceitful or untrustworthy

5. Repugnant – extremely distasteful andunacceptable

6. Insalubrious – unwholesome and unhealthy

7. Odoriferous – having an odor.

8. Sardonic – Scornfully mournful or cynical

9. Lugubrious – mournful, sad, dismal

10. Obfuscate – To make something less clearand more difficult to understand.

11. Cascading – a large amount of somethinghanging down

12. Malodorous – smelling very unpleasant

13. Termagant – a woman who is very strict and who tries to tell people to do things in anunpleasant

14. Paraplegic – A person who suffers from paraplegia

15. Crinkum-crankum – Elaborate or detailed(archaic)

16. Empyrean – literary relating to Heaven

17. Conundrum – A confusing problem orquestion that is too difficult to solve

18. Alacrit – great willingness or enthusiasm

19. Tinge– to add a small amount of color tosomething

20. Braggadocio – Boost full or arrogantbehavior

21. Megalomania – a mental illness or condition in which somebody has an exaggerated belief in their own importance or power.

22. Mendacious – Not telling the truth

23. Mores – the customs of a society

24. Rosicrucian – a member of a secretivesociety concerned in the study of metaphysical, mystical and alchemical lore.